Reference no: EM133817880
Assignment:
Purpose of this response is ability to locate and analyze information on a Senate committee.
Find the home page of the Senate Committee on Health, Education, Labor, & Pensions:
Then look at the roster of the members of the committee
Use information on bill the committee is working on--
1. Include a summary of what the committee does
2. A summary of who sits on the committee (not a list, but a description-- breakdown by party, total number of members, etc. Also, remember that the chairman of the committee is a member-- be sure to count him in the total number of members).
3. In addition, it must include a summary of any bill the committee is working on-- what does the bill do, etc.-- and an analysis of the political realities of the bill that describe, in our opinion, whether or not the bill will pass, and why.
4. Include at least two concepts from chapter 6, chapter 7 and chapter 8 from American Government, Long Story Short, Third Edition, Barbour and Wright text and should address some of the political realities of government.
5. The bill may be a good idea, but is it important enough to be one of the few bills Congress acts on?
6. Which of the political parties supports or opposes the bill, and what role might that play in the passage of the bill?
7. Is this a bill the President supports?